Puzzle game



Jan. 22, 1952 o'NElL 2,583,229

PUZZLE GAME Filed Sept. 22, 1949 m szy'roge. James A? One/l Patented Jan. 22, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PUZZLE GAME James R. ONeil, San Francisco, Calif.

Application Septemb'r 22, 1949, Serial No. 117,145

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a game or puzzle.

It is in general the broad object of the present invention to provide a relatively simple and novel game, particularly one which can be readily utilized as a premium to be issued in conjunction with the advertisement of some product.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a novel game or puzzle made up of a series of cards, each of which is imprinted in a novel manner.

The invention includes other objects and features of advantage, some of which, together with the foregoing, will appear hereinafter wherein the present preferred embodiment of the game or puzzle is disclosed. In the drawing accompanying and forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a plan view, illustrating the cards in the course of manipulation.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a portion of the set of cards utilized.

In accordance with this invention, I provide three separate base cards indicated at 6, '7 and 8 in Figure 1. Another series of cards, designated at 9 to IE, are provided; all the cards are the same size and shape. However, those shown in Figure 2 include some figure applied thereon which is particularly suited to the product to be advertisedin this case, a product known as Flakies, the figure taking the form of a perspective view of a package of Flakies, as is indicated at It. Each figure arrangement is substantially identical except that the figures are graduated in size, the smallest figure being provided upon card 9 and the largest upon card l5.

Referring particularly to Figure 1, it is to be noted that, each of the figures upon the cards 9 through l5 are provided at substantially the same distance from the top edge of the card so that when the cards are arranged in series, with only the top edge exposed, as in Figure 1, one playing the game can readily judge as to which card is in a given position in the series by observing the relative size of the exposed upper end of the figure on the card. This enables the game to be played readily, utilizing only a minimum of table space.

Referring particularly to Figure 1, the cards are arranged with the cards 6, 7 and 8 arranged to spell the word EAT. The several Flakies" package cards ar then arranged in series on card E. All three bases are utilized in the game and the object is to transfer the pile of cards to the last base of the series, the T card, moving the cards singly and without superimposing a card carrying a small figure at any time upon a card carrying a larger figure. The card shifted must always be from the bottom of any row, that is, the top card of a pile, or a single card alone on a base.

Instead of having the cards arranged as is shown in Figure 1, they can be arranged in reverse order, that is, the card having the smallest figure-card 9--can be the lowermost card in the series. The game is then played in reverse manner, that is, moving the cards into the same order on the letter T without placing a card having a large figure at any time on a card having a smaller figure.

The cards can be plain, or the configuration of the figures can be altered to suit and one can use any figure or symbol on the base card and any figure or symbol on the playing cards. However, it is desirable that the uppermost portion of each figure on each card be at the same uniform distance and be so provided as to enable a player to judge readily of the relative size of the figure on the card.

I claim:

A puzzle-game comprising a plurality of base cards upon which a series of cards is to be placed in vertical overlapping relation, a series of cards adapted to be set out in a vertical row on one of said base cards and in which each card overlaps another card immediately thereunder, said cards being of the same size and of a rectangular shape and having a figure thereon, each figure on each card in the set being positioned closely adjacent to and at substantially the same distance from the top of each card carrying such figure, the several figures on the set of cards being substantially similar but of graduated physical size, as to both horizontal and vertical dimensions, throughout the set, so that when the cards are arranged in overlapped series, with only a small portion of the top edge of each card exposed, one playing the game can readily judge as to which card is in a given position in the series by observing the relative size of the exposed upper end of the figure on the card, thus enabling the game to be played readily, utilizing only a minimum of table space.

JAMES R. ONEIL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 303,946 Ohlert Aug. 19, 1884 855,192 Lucke May 28, 1907 1,526,597 Harris Feb. 17, 1925 1,678,576 Philipp July 24, 1928 

